Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix, putting in a superb drive to retake the lead in a thrilling fight with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli late in the race, after the Italian had led for most of the majority of the 72 laps. The McLaren driver ultimately beat Antonelli into second and his Mercedes teammate George Russell into third.
Verstappen’s high-speed crash
The race at Zandvoort was marked on the opening lap with a huge, high-speed crash for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who fortunately emerged unscathed after his car was left in pieces. The race was stopped for 40 minutes to clear the track of the debris of Verstappen’s car.
Antonelli leads before Norris strikes
The race had looked to be in Antonelli’s hands after he made two decisive moves. He passed Russell to take second on the off and then Norris for the lead when they resumed with a restart after the stoppage.
However, Norris did all he could to keep the Italian honest, and McLaren took a chance on running the defending world champion long before his final pit stop. It proved to be inspired. When Norris emerged on fresher rubber, he hared after the Mercedes, with Antonelli not enjoying the best grip, and made a decisive move to take the lead with 15 laps remaining.
A late virtual safety car led to Antonelli taking another stop in an effort to charge on new soft rubber, and Russell reluctantly moved over for his teammate who was quicker.
